Army and Navy to Clash in New York Grand Final
The 1913 football season nears its grand finale with the Army and Navy meeting at the Polo Grounds in New York City. The piece lauds the teams, notes their strengths and key players, and previews a high profile postseason showdown as the season winds down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Admirals and Generals
New York City
New York
Annapolis
West Point
Harvard
Yale
Dartmouth
Princeton
Army
Notre Dame
Nichols
Mitchell
Prichard
Navy
Daly
Harrison
cReavy
Blodgett
Bates
Miles
Jim” Reilly
Esse
Hobbs
Benedict
M. Milburn
B. Hoge
Abe Attell Dominates Bout With Frequent Clinches
Abe Attell repeatedly moves into a clinch after shaking hands with his opponent, a tactic described by Joe O Connor, manager of Ketchel and now of Frenchy Vaise, to count the house. The long clinches are noted as a deliberate ploy to draw cheers and control the crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Attell
Abie
Joe O'Connor
Stanley Ketchel
Frenchy Vaise
Seattle
Close race shapes Commercial Tenpin League title
In split season play the Gas & Electrics lead the Households by a narrow margin as they must win two of three from Eagle Furniture in a postponed morning match to stay atop the standings. Quinn tops individual averages while Pinkus plates the high game. the Eagles set a league record with a 951 team score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilchrist
Ingram
Markee
Berriljlate
West Point
Wynne
Weyand
Patie
Gas & Electrics
Eagle Furniture Company
San Antonio Light
Mills Engraving Company
Gascos
Quinn
Pinkus
Prides
Eagles
Engravers
Household Furniture Company
Furniture Company
Maverick-Clarke Company
San Antonio Machine & Supply Company
Ransom & Silsbee Club
Haberdashers
Southwestern Telephone Company
Mills
O. Reeder
Sams
Jack Garven
Fricke
Boren
Plyd. H.G. Ave
Quinn 'Sccescescee
Latta Cave
Stephens
McHugo
Csseeee
W Muehlendorff
Meihe A
Ck Eceeese
McMonagle
A. Schafer
Armbrust
A Nolan
Eveesee
Roy Reeder
Schwarts
V.seeees
Svss
al Teich
Gayle
Riley
Stsee Vasnier Ge
Vath
S. Schafer
Howatay Cine -Veade
Taylor
Ee McClanahan
Thomas A. Sheets
Hogan Yancey
Lexington Baseball Club
Hartsel
Colts
Connie Mack
Philadelphia
Toledo
Mudhens
Athletics trample Pirates in punchball romp at YMCA
The Athletics routed the Pirates 10 to 0 in a fast punchball game at the YMCA gym. Becker starred with multiple goals as Becker, Battle, and Fator’s own goal sealed the shutout while Shhaeffer led the Athletics and Hanson captained the Pirates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athletics
Pirates
Becker
Battle
Fator
Shhaeffer
Bechtel
Buehler
Satcher
Hanson
Randolph
Callahan
Perry
Cory
Hogan and Bresnahan fight to six round draw
In Pittsburgh, Hogan of San Francisco boxed Bresnahan of Omaha to a draw over six rounds at the Fort Pitt Club. Early rounds favor Bresnahan, with Hogan leveling by rounds four and five. the final round remains evenly contested and the bout is described as featuring clever fighting throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Hogan
San Francisco
Tommy Bresnahan
Omaha
Fort Pitt
Bresnahan
Ritchie
Ad Wolgast
Murphy
Heaven and Earth
Wolgast
San Franciscian
Coffroth
Tommy Murphy
Wildcat
College football scores from multiple campuses across the country
A roundup of results lists games with final scores including Harvard over Yale 15 to 5, Syracuse 85 over Carlisle 27, Navy 48 over NYU 0, Army 14 over Springfield 7, Lehigh 7 over Lafayette 0, Carnegie Tech 10 over Pittsburgh 6, Wesleyan 14 over Hartford 0, Delaware 36 over Dickinson 7, Muhlenberg 14 over Bucknell 6, Washington 13 over Buffalo 6, Ohio State 658 over Northwestern 0, Illinois 11 over Minnesota 9, Indiana 42 over Purdue 7, Iowa 12 over Nebraska 0, Notre Dame 20 over Christian Brothers 7, Lake Forest 23 over Lake Forest 14, Case 27 over Kenyon 13, Missouri 3 over Columbia 0, Western Reserve 7 over Akron 0, Wooster 7 over Ohio University 6, Drake 26 over Des Moines 3, Ohio Wesleyan 0 over Delaware 47, Georgia 21 over Auburn 7, Louisiana 40 over Tulane 0, Cumberland 7 over Mississippi 0, Texas A and M 14 over College Betaine Retace 4, USC 10 over Stanford 0.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Harvard
Yale
Syracuse
Carlisle
Annapolis
Navy
New York University
West Point
Army
Springfield Training School
Buffalo
St. John's
Washington
Ifee
Wisconsin
Columbus
Ohio State
Northwestern
Champaign
Minnesota
Illinois
Bloomington
Purdue
Indiana
Lincoln
Nebraska
Iowa
St. Louis
Notre Dame
Christian Brothers’ College
Lake Forest
Cleveland
Case
Kenna
Columbia—Missouri
Kansas
Akron
Buchtel
Western Reserve
Athens
Ohio University
Wooster
Des Moines
Ames
Drake
Delaware
Denison
Ohio Wesleyan
Atlanta
Auburn
Georgia
Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Tulane
Memphis
Mississippi
Cumberland
College BetainRetaee
Texas A. and
Los Angeles
Stanford University
University of Southern California
Pontius Pulls Off Stealth Bandage Gaffe in Michigan Win
Brute Pontius, hurt knee, faced risk of missing play against the Quakers. He wore a fresh bandage on the wrong knee, fooling opponents as he collided and still blocked his man in several formations. The clever ruse echoed Ty Cobb style tricks from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan University
Quakers
Ty Cobb
Pontius
Brute Pontius
Sloan Defeats Murphy and Smith in Handball Showdown
J Alex Sloan manager of the Case car team, now racing in San Antonio, defeated handball contenders Dan Murphy and Robert Smith in straight matches at the Y M C A. Sloan won 11 5 against Murphy and 11 3 and 11 3 against Smith, setting up a clash with Paul Scholz the next afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Alex Sloan
Case Car
San Antonio
George Wheeler
Sloan
Dan Murphy
Murphy
Robert Smith
Paul Scholz
Reds Rally To Defeat Blues 12 4 In Quick Game
In a fast basketball contest the Reds defeated the Blues 12 to 4. King scored multiple times for the Reds, with Porter and Postlewaite also contributing as the Reds pulled away in the second half. Blues' Bond started scoring but could not hold the lead. Reds line-up: King Porter Postlewaite Crosby Green. Blues: Bond Clark H Hamilton Kalies Warner Miller.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reds
Blues
Bond
King
Postlewaite
Porter
Crosby
Green
Gibson
Clark
H. Hamilton
Kalies
Warner
Miller
Leopards Triumph Over Panthers In Juvenile Basketball
The Leopards defeated the Panthers 20 to 4 at the Y M C A in a juvenile series game. Schofield opened scoring for the Panthers, Roemer tied, then Schofield added six before halftime as Leopards led 10 to 4. In the second half Leopards extended their lead with Alley, Roemer, and R Hamilton contributing field goals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leopards
Panthers
Schofield
Roemer
Alley
R. Hamilton
Miller
Stewart
Bond, King, Schofield
Postlewaite
H. Hamilton
Young Erne Knocks Out Bert Stanley at NAC
Young Erne knocked out Bert Stanley in the fifth round at the National Athletic Club with a right swing to the jaw. Stanley had been well beaten before the knockout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Erne
K. O
Philadelphia
Bert Stanley
National Athletic Club
Stanley
Four world title bouts in four months planned by Coffroth
San Francisco reports promoter Coffroth aims to stage an unprecedented winter boxing run with four world championship bouts in four consecutive months. November features Clabby versus Logan, December Ritchie versus Murphy, January Pelkey against Smith, and February Kilbane against Attell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Cal
Coffroth
Jimmy Clabby
Frank Logan
Willie Ritchie
Tommy Murphy
Arthur Pelkey
Gunboat Smith
Johnny Kilbane
Abe Attell
Crabby-Logan
Eddie McGoorty
Clabby
McGoorty
Frank Klaus
Klaus
George Chip
Chip
Ketchel
Jimmy
Logan
Ritchie-Murphy
Ritchie
Joe Rivers
Freddie Welsh
Leah Cross
Cross
Murphy
Tommy
Hot Stove Notes from Baseball's Offseason Moves
Ed Koney and other big league figures shift in the winter chatter. Trade talk centers on Koney and possible moves to the Giants Reds or Pirates while Matty McIntyre prepares for a minor league managing career and Rudy Baerwald leaves Memphis for Galveston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Koney
Cardinals
Cardinal
St. Louis
Wisconsin
Koney
Giants
Reds
Pirates
Honey
Rudy Baerwald
Memphis
Galveston
Paul Sentell
Atlanta
Dunkle
Roanoke
Abstein
Pigeon Fanciers Meet in Alamo City District
The Alamo City District of the National Pigeon Fanciers Association holds its annual meeting December 3 at 8 p m at F J Vollmer’s home. Secretary Mesch notes election officer focus and a new course for the old third series. New rules aim to offer more prizes in the next series. Members praise the past season and foresee greater prosperity ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alamo City
National Association of Homing Pigeon Fenciers
F. J. Vollmer
H. L. Mesch
Pigeon Fanciers’ Association
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New York Polo Grounds
Midshipmen
Admirals
Hiener
Browne
Meacham
Jones
Houston
McEwan
Franklin Field
George Brooke
Kavanagh
Green Mountain
Penn
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al” Sharpe
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Sharpe
Maroons
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Richmond
Virginia
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University of Texas At Austin
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School of Mines
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Multonomahs
Portland
Case and
Kentucky State
University of Tennessee
Lexington
Mt. Union
Hiram
Allance
University of Cincinnati
Miami
Cincinnati
University of Pittsburg
Penn State
Vanderbilt
University of the South
Nashville
Commercial Tenpin League
Ih B.C Gas & Electrics
Household Fur. Co
S. A. Light
Wee
Mills Engrav. Co
Ss W. Tel. Co
Maverick-Clarke Co
Postoffice Prides
Ransom & Silsbee
Eagle Fur. Co
Griffen Ee
BK. J. Garven
Eseee
Walser
Tee
Gosling
Eldridge Eee
Newman
Si Sss
Lord Teeter
Smith
Wheeler
Harlem
the Hot Stove
Matty McIntyre
Detroit
Providence
Jersey City
Bush
Shawkey
Chouteau
Oklahoma
Frank Baker
Baker
John Meyers
Chance
Evers
Schulte
Cubs
Danny Murphy
Jack Barry
Hofman
Eddie Collins
Walter Johnson
Collins
Barry
William Minor
Washington Baseball Club
Mack
Connie
Harry Wolters
Yankees
Billy Smith
Dean
Cleveland Americans
Ryan and
Selivelt
Toledo Club
American Association
Jim Delahanty
Tiger
Indianapolis
Otto Merz
Indians
Jim
Naps
New York Yanks
Russell Ford
George Kahler
Nap
Birmingham
Ford
Harry Juul
Bramley
Juul
Chicago White Sox
Cy Young
Louisville Colonels
Fort Myers
Florida
Fielder Jones
Brooklyn
Charley Ebbets
Ebbett
Pigeon Fanciers
Billy Sheehan
California
Duffy
Illy Sheehan
W. Houston St
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